Swiss BCS1 near Frankfurt on Sep 2nd 2022, unusual odour in cockpit
Last Update: September 4, 2022 / 15:52:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-391
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JBG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-100
ICAO Type Designator
BCS1
The airline reported the crew noticed an unusual odour in the cockpit and diverted to Frankfurt as a precaution. The passengers were rebooked onto trains to Zurich.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 54 hours (2 days 6 hours) after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-391
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JBG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-100
ICAO Type Designator
BCS1
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